Peru: Breathing on Top of the World
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Biology
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7th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Michaela Spence
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the team of scientist and doctors have to travel to Peru to better understand how people adapt to living at high altitudes?
Peru has the most advanced medical research facilities in the world.
Many people in Peru live at very high elevations and have adapted to low-oxygen environments over generations.
Peru’s climate is similar to all other high-altitude regions on Earth.
Studying altitude adaptation can only be done in tropical countries.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is La Rinconada, Peru, significant to scientists studying human adaptation to high altitudes?
It is located near sea level but experiences rapid altitude changes.
It has the largest population of scientists in South America.
It is the oldest city in Peru with a long medical history.
It is considered the highest city in the world, where people live and work in extremely low-oxygen conditions.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
T/F: The body stores oxygen for later use.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are common symptoms of altitude sickness?
(there is more than one answer)
Vertigo
Headache
Nausea
Vertigo
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do scientists measure hematocrit (the percentage of red blood cells in the blood) in people living at high altitudes in Peru?
To determine how quickly blood clots in cold weather
To learn how blood type affects height
To understand how the body adapts to low oxygen levels by increasing red blood cells
To measure how much water is in the blood
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